String Quartets Op 76 1 / Op 50 1 & Op 77 1

With 68 works to his credit, Joseph Haydn was not only the founding father of the string quartet, but also an undisputed master of the genre. This influence continued through his direct successors, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven, through the Romantic era and into the 20th century via the second Viennese School. Continuously renewed with each performance, his music is a constant source of wonder, as evidenced by the three works that the Modigliani Quartet have chosen for their second release on Mirare devoted to Papa Haydn.